Odontogenic cutaneous fistula of the face.

CMAJ

Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Unit of Sensory and Locomotor Medicine, Division of Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan.

Published: November 2019

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